br>Any of you guys familiar? I'm in the process of doing a build on a new studio computer. I'm generally an Apple guy, but I'm not getting what I want from Apple at a price I can afford, and am pretty much decided to build.

I was gonna go with the Skylake X chip, i7-7820X, base speed of 3.6ghz x 8 cores. I figure that should be future proof enough for years of Ableton abuse.

I am currently researching X299 motherboards, and there are a couple of offerings that look like they have Thunderbolt 3 ready to go.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with any of these boards, or with running a Thunderbolt interface on a PC they want to share. I plan on documenting this build and throwing it up online so other people can take advantage of whatever I figure out. br> br>

br>Agawell

br>thunderbolt 3 is usb-c - it's the replacement for both thunderbolt and usb...

you can convert to older usb or thunderbolt or firewire using a dongle - not sure if there are any native usb-c audio interfaces yet

all new macs only have usb-c

not sure how popular they are on PCs - the race to the bottom for the 300€ laptop is probably still using usb-a br> br>

br>GGW

br>USB-C is a connector type. It is intended to be one connector to support all of the in/out formats on a computer. A USB-C connector will not support Thunderbolt if it is not available on the computer. There are not many thunderbolt PC boards, and the bigger problem is that the interface manufacturers are not being very positive about PC driver support. I just upgraded my PC and really wanted to get a thunderbolt interface, but gave up and went with a Pci card. br> br>

1st pass will not work with the adapter and Apollo interface I have.
I have a couple friends and my son advising me.
I'm in the same boat as you. Long time (since around '89) user bailing
on apple for my studio computer. We could chat sometime and I could
share my findings so far.
Oh damn, I just noticed you're in Pittsburgh too! br> br>

I get a designare MB and i have osx and windows with Thunderbolt 3, Fire wire and all compatible on osx

Hackintosh 4 life. If you can put a modular together, you can build one. If you do your homework on components, and follow the guides, they work just like native. I'm currently on my 3rd build.

I run a Windows drive for games, but OSX is so nice for audio. I don't think Windows has a version of IAC busses, and I use the shit out them. br> br>

br>synthetek

br>I don't have x299 I have a z270 Gigabyte Z270X-UD5 The thunderbolt 3 works fine with Windows 10 and I even use an apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with some of my older interfaces with no problem. My previous system had a Gigabyte board with thunderbolt 2 in my experience Gigabyte has been the best for thunderbolt on PC. br> br>

1st pass will not work with the adapter and Apollo interface I have.
I have a couple friends and my son advising me.
I'm in the same boat as you. Long time (since around '89) user bailing
on apple for my studio computer. We could chat sometime and I could
share my findings so far.
Oh damn, I just noticed you're in Pittsburgh too!

1st pass will not work with the adapter and Apollo interface I have.
I have a couple friends and my son advising me.
I'm in the same boat as you. Long time (since around '89) user bailing
on apple for my studio computer. We could chat sometime and I could
share my findings so far.
Oh damn, I just noticed you're in Pittsburgh too!

Soy Sos: What processor are you building around?
If you are not getting Thunderbolt connection, you might have to move the card to a specific PCIe lane, sometimes there are conflicts between the card and other random things, based on which slot you have it in, as well as random BIOS settings specific to the motherboard.

I don't have x299 I have a z270 Gigabyte Z270X-UD5 The thunderbolt 3 works fine with Windows 10 and I even use an apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter with some of my older interfaces with no problem. My previous system had a Gigabyte board with thunderbolt 2 in my experience Gigabyte has been the best for thunderbolt on PC.

So i can use the Apple adapter to run my Focusrite Safire Pro 40 through the onboard Thunderbolt 3 on the Designare board I plan on buying? In Windows?

I don't think I have the fortitude to try for a Hackintosh, tbh. If I can make an Ableton machine that runs in Windows 10, I'll deal. I just want to get it up and going in the shortest amount of time possible. br> br>

br>mritenburg

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Agawell wrote:

thunderbolt 3 is usb-c - it's the replacement for both thunderbolt and usb...

you can convert to older usb or thunderbolt or firewire using a dongle - not sure if there are any native usb-c audio interfaces yet

all new macs only have usb-c

not sure how popular they are on PCs - the race to the bottom for the 300€ laptop is probably still using usb-a